Triton of the Sea

1979 1h 14m JA

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4.6

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★4.6TMDB · 7

Animation

Synopsis

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5,000 years ago, the Triton Family was living peacefully in Atlantis until the Poseidon Family destroyed them all. Triton, of the Triton Family line, embarks on an adventurous life in the sea fighting the Poseidon Family.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yoku Shioya
Triton (voice)
Akemi Hirokawa
Pipi (voice)
Haruko Kitahama
Ruka (voice)
Kazuko Sugiyama
Fin (voice)
Keiichi Noda
Triton's Father (voice)
Yonehiko Kitagawa
God of Poseidon (voice)
Toshiko Sawada
Triton's Mother (voice)
Ryusuke Shiomi
Medon (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshinobu Nishizaki
Writers: Yoshiyuki Tomino, Masaki Tsuji, Seiji Matsuoka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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47 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hiromasa Suzuki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Yutaka Chikura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Yoku Shioya and Akemi Hirokawa and Haruko Kitahama carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0189171 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoshinobu Nishizaki directs. Hiromasa Suzuki scores. Yutaka Chikura cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
247 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Hiromasa Suzuki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Yutaka Chikura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yoku Shioya and Akemi Hirokawa and Haruko Kitahama carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0189171 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.